02853cam a2200337 i 4500 932463295 AUA.1 20170206172014.0 151204s2016 miu 001 0 eng 2015047192 9781587433788 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1587433788 (pbk. : alk. paper) 40026171026 (OCoLC)932463295 (OCoLC)913557611 (OCoLC)914223014 DLC eng rda DLC YDX OCLCF YDXCP BTCTA BDX BCT WIO CDX YUS EXN pcc EXNS BR162.3 .A76 2016 270.3 23 Armstrong, Chris R. (Christopher Robert), 1963- Medieval wisdom for modern Christians : finding authentic faith in a forgotten age with C.S. Lewis / Chris R. Armstrong. Grand Rapids, MI. : Brazos Press, c2016. 264 p. ; 23 cm. Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. My angle of approach -- C.S. Lewis-a modern medieval man -- Getting rooted: tradition as source of truth -- Getting thoughtful: the medieval passion for theological knowledge -- Getting moral: the ethical fabric of medieval faith -- Getting merciful: why medievals invented the hospital -- Getting earthy: God's second book-the natural world -- Getting passionate: medieval faith as a religion of the heart -- Getting human: how the incarnation lifts up our humanness -- Getting it together: responding to our medieval heritage and reflecting on the ascetic and monastic paths. Many Christians today tend to view the story of medieval faith as a cautionary tale. Too often, they dismiss the Middle Ages as a period of corruption and decay in the church. They seem to assume that the church apostatized from true Christianity after it gained cultural influence in the time of Constantine, and the faith was only later recovered by the sixteenth-century Reformers or even the eighteenth-century revivalists. As a result, the riches and wisdom of the medieval period have remained largely inaccessible to modern Protestants. Church historian Chris Armstrong helps readers see beyond modern caricatures of the medieval church to the animating Christian spirit of that age. He believes today's church could learn a number of lessons from medieval faith, such as how the gospel speaks to ordinary, embodied human life in this world. Medieval Wisdom for Modern Christians explores key ideas, figures, and movements from the Middle Ages in conversation with C. S. Lewis and other thinkers, helping contemporary Christians discover authentic faith and renewal in a forgotten age. Church history Middle Ages, 600-1500. Christian literature. 46907 lcc BOOK BR 162.3 .A76 2016 17738 17738 0 0 lcc 0 0 Books AUA.1 AUA.1 GS 2017-02-06 Bought by JTL 9.45 AUA21212 0 BR 162.3 .A76 2016 AUA21212 2017-02-06 00:00:00 9.45 2017-02-06 BOOK